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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Korkut Yegin, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
William R. Livengood, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Randall J. Snoeyink, Clarkson, MI (US);
Inventors:
Korkut Yegin, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
William R. Livengood, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Randall J. Snoeyink, Clarkson, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antenna unit is disclosed. The antenna unit includes a wire antenna element and a patch antenna element. The wire antenna element creates a null at low-elevation angles to provide directional antenna patterns in azimuth planes. Nulls of the terrestrial signal pattern are directed toward the passenger compartment of a vehicle to create a larger spatial region for reception of terrestrial signals.